Zhao Yuan

Public Sector Human Resource Development and Management International Civil Service System Talent Policy

Yuan Zhao is Associate Professor and Director of the International Relations Department at the School of International Organizations, Beijing Foreign Studies University. She received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from Peking University and was a visiting joint Ph.D. student at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her research focuses on public sector human resource management, the international civil service system, and talent development for international organizations. She has served as Consultant to the UN Economic and Social Council, member and Vice-Chair of the DEI Subgroup of the ITER Organization’s Management Advisory Committee, and expert reviewer for international organization programs of the China Scholarship Council.

Fields of Interests

International Civil Service

International Organization Decision-Making

Talent Policy

Courses

Introduction to International Civil Service: Theory and Practice

Public Policy Analysis

Talent Development for International Organizations

Principles of Management

Publications（optional）

  1. Zhao, Y. Boxuan, L*. “Research on Talent Needs and Competency Requirements in International Organizations.” Chinese Public Administration, 2024(7).
  2. Zhao, Y. Bojin Wu. “State Capacity, Push Models and National Representation in International Organizations: An Empirical Analysis Based on Staff Data from the United Nations System.” International Forum, 2024(6).
  3. Zhao, Y. “Cross-Cultural Leadership of International Civil Servants: A Case Study of Chinese Officials at Director Level and Above in the United Nations.” Dongyue Tribune, 2024(2).
  4. Zhao, Y*. “A Comparative Study of Competency Frameworks for International Civil Servants: The Cases of the OECD and the World Bank.” Journal of Regional and Global Development, 2021(4).
  5. Zhao, Y. “Competency Research on International Civil Servants: Evidence from Professional and Director-Level Staff in the United Nations.” Chinese Public Administration, 2018(2).
  6. Zhao, Y，Tong Yin. Research on High-Performance Human Resource Management Systems in Local Governments. China Personnel Press, 2018.
  7. Zhao, Y. United Nations Women, Peace and Security: A Textual Retrospective. Social Sciences Academic Press, 2021.
  8. Zhao, Y. International Organization Staff Development: Theory and Practice. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2025.

Project（optional）

  1. Principal Investigator, National Social Science Fund of China (Youth Project), “State Capacity, Push Models, and National Representation in International Organizations” (No. 24CGJ005).
  2. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Fund (Youth Project), “Research on Talent Selection and Promotion Mechanisms for International Organizations from a Big Data Perspective” (No. 21YJC810012).
  3. Principal Investigator, General Project of the Professional Committee for International Competency Development, “Research on Talent Promotion Mechanisms for International Organizations” (No. SRB202129).
  4. Principal Investigator, Beijing Foreign Studies University MOOC Project, “Talent Development for International Organizations.”
  5. Principal Investigator, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, “Research on the Evaluation System of Governing Capacity of Leading Cadres from a Comparative Chinese–Foreign Perspective.”
  6. Principal Investigator, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, “Research on Government Human Resource Management Systems and Performance.”
  7. Principal Investigator, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, “Research on Competency Models for International Organization Staff.”